And today, the day after the election, I am going to ride to the cemetery so that if asked, Icanvouchfor the fact that the world is still spinning but my father lies at peace.
My colleagues in parliament and in government canvouchfor the fact thatI have been a longstanding champion of reform, swift privatisation and liberalisation of Italy's then very large state sector to the extent thatI ran into some opposition from the left of my own party in the past.